![Minnesota’s Monica Wright, center, looks to pass against Seattle’s Lauren Jackson right, and Shekinna Stricklen during the first half of Game 3 on Tuesday. Seattle lost, 73-72, and was eliminated from the WNBA playoffs. (STACY BENGS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) Minnesota’s Monica Wright, center, looks to pass against Seattle’s Lauren Jackson right, and Shekinna Stricklen during the first half of Game 3 on Tuesday. Seattle lost, 73-72, and was eliminated from the WNBA playoffs. (STACY BENGS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121207120447im_/http://media.thenewstribune.com/smedia/2012/10/03/00/18/1rfsYx.Em.5.jpeg)
Final shot wont fall for Seattle Storm
MINNEAPOLIS – Rebekkah Brunson doesn’t get the most headlines on the Minnesota Lynx. Still, she’s a key reason the team still has a chance to defend its WNBA title.
Lindsay Whalen scored 20 points, Seimone Augustus had 19 and the defending champion Minnesota Lynx beat the Seattle Storm, 78-70, in the opener of the Western Conference semifinals Friday night.
SEATTLE – Tina Thompson scored 10 points to become the first WNBA player to reach the 7,000 for her career and help the Seattle Storm beat the Chicago Sky, 75-60, on Tuesday.
SEATTLE – Renee Montgomery moved the Connecticut Sun closer to clinching the Eastern Conference title.
SAN ANTONIO – Becky Hammon scored 25 points, and the San Antonio Silver Stars beat the Seattle Storm, 90-66, on Friday night.
INDIANAPOLIS – Katie Douglas scored 16 points, and the Indiana Fever forced a franchise-record 28 turnovers in a 72-48 victory over the Seattle Storm on Wednesday night.
ATLANTA – Just like it did the past two seasons, the Atlanta Dream is playing its best basketball at just the right time.
TULSA, Okla. — Camille Little had a career-high 28 points and nine rebounds to lead the Seattle Storm to an 89-66 victory over the last-place Tulsa Shock on Saturday night.
DeWanna Bonner scored 24 points, Samantha Prahalis added 16 and Diana Taurasi had 13 to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the Seattle Storm, 75-68, on Thursday night to end a 10-game losing streak.
Shavonte Zellous’ buzzer-beating 3-pointer capped Indiana’s closing 15-0 run and lifted the Fever to a 68-66 victory over the Seattle Storm on Thursday at KeyArena.
Kristi Toliver scored 22 points, and Alana Beard added 18 to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the short-handed Seattle Storm, 82-71, Saturday night in Seattle for their sixth consecutive win.
At London’s Olympic Park, Sue Bird doesn’t look much like a world-class athlete.
PHOENIX – Katie Smith scored 14 of her game-high 19 points in the first quarter, and the Seattle Storm beat the Phoenix Mercury, 83-64, on Friday night.
The Seattle Storm looked much smaller against the Atlanta Dream on Wednesday than its roster indicated.
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